Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) Movie review
Genre:- Action&Adventure, Drama, ScienceFiction&Fantasy
Directed By:- Jon Watts
Written By :- Jonathan M.Goldstein, John Francis Daley, ChristopherFord,ChrisMcKenna, ErikSommers
In Theaters:- World Wide
Box Office:- $117,027,503
Studio:- Sony Pictures
Thrilled by his experience with the Avengers, young Peter Parker returns home to live with his Aunt May. Under the watchful eye of mentor Tony Stark, Parker starts to embrace his newfound identity as Spider-Man. He also tries to return to his normal daily routine -- distracted by thoughts of proving himself to be more than just a friendly neighborhood superhero. Peter must soon put his powers to the test when the evil Vulture emerges to threaten everything that he holds dear. Peter Parker, with the help of his mentor Tony Stark, tries to balance his life as an ordinary high school student in New York City while fighting crime as his superhero alter ego Spider-Man when a new threat emerges
Iron Man plays a vital role, but he is used with admirable restraint. His presence is really felt offscreen; this is Spider-Man’s story, not Avengers-lite. That being said, the awkward father/son dynamic between the two heroes is hilarious, and persistent rumors that Downey Jr. is going to walk away soon make me sad. This crazy world of magic and weird science is going to feel pretty empty without him.
But Homecoming has enough colorful personalities to stand on its own. Peter’s best friend is a superhero fanboy who practically speaks for the audience. Aunt May has evolved from a helpless old lady into the sexy, sassy Marisa Tomei, a character who Peter can actually relate to rather than spending his life hiding from.
There’s far more of an emphasis on comedy, and on character, than the majority of the superhero fare out there. Peter’s high school struggles feel more weighty than his crime-fighting, and that’s exactly the way it should be.
Much of what always made Spider-Man’s action sequences interesting comes from the fact that he’s comparatively underpowered, constantly struggling against foes that are clearly much tougher than him. In this incarnation, he’s downright clumsy. He hasn’t gotten the hang of this hero thing yet, and he spends much of the film doing what a teenager does best; making huge mistakes and damaging property.
Tom Holland’s Spider-Man is excitable and starry-eyed, not quite the loser as in the movie. Simply put, Homecoming is the best Spider-Man film in years, on par with the sacred Spider-Man 2, in my opinion. Marvel has certainly proved that Spider-Man is safe in their hands. A couple of interesting twists at the end of the film indicate that Marvel is planning to take their Spider-Man down an unfamiliar path, the only direction to take a character so wildly overused. The idea that he may eventually crawl back into Sony’s arms is nothing short of a travesty. Please, Marvel, keep Spider-Man, and never let him ago.
